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Outdoor photo on red brick steps lined with black stone shivalingams and potted green plants. Seated at left, a man with short grey hair and a moustache wears a white kurta and white trousers, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. Beside him, a woman with short curly grey hair wears a maroon paisley kurta with a beige dupatta and beige trousers, kneeling and resting one hand on the step. In front, a black shivalingam is decorated with a yellow marigold garland, pink flowers and a white cloth, with baskets of fruit and bilva leaves nearby. Two people are visible in the scene.

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December 12 20112011-12-12July 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene at a red-brick stepped platform lined with potted green plants and small black lingam shrines. In the centre a black Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth, garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands and marked with red. A man in a white dhoti, bare-chested with a sash, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a white kurta with glasses stands at right, also with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the far left edge with hands folded. Offerings, a brass lamp and a basket of flowers sit near the base of the lingam. Watermarked credit text partly visible at lower right.2011-11-07A woman in a brown and cream striped kurta with matching brown churidar stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste beside a row of black stone Shiva lingams. The lingams sit on pedestals along a brick walkway, each draped with white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, red flowers and green leaves. Potted saplings line the path, and a chain-link fence runs alongside. A man in white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right edge, and another person in white stands at the far left near the fence. The scene appears to be a lingam worship area at an outdoor temple grounds.2011-07-17 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12November 07 20112011-11-07Outdoor photo beside a row of potted plants and a fenced area. A young shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace stands by a black Shiva lingam draped with a white cloth and garlanded with purple and orange flowers. Beside him, a smiling bald man in an orange polo shirt and white trousers stands near the lingam. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand near a metal fence and a brass bell rests on the ground. The man in white wears a tilak on his forehead and has no distinctive long hair, crown or saffron robes, so his identity is not established.2011-07-17Outdoor temple scene at a stone pillar and carved stone platform. A young man in a sleeveless orange saffron cloth with a red tilak on his forehead smiles and stands with hands clasped near the pillar. Beside him a bundle of dried straw lies on the stone, and a red and white patterned clay pot sits behind, with a hanging garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. An older man with grey hair in a bun, blue beaded necklace, and white dhoti with a green and gold paisley shawl stands with hands folded, facing him. A figure in orange robes is partly visible at the upper left. Orange curtains and a carved black stone deity relief are visible in the background. a person cues are not clearly established here, so the young man is described by role only.2009-12-20December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor scene at a stone-edged water ledge beside a metal railing. Rows of black stone lingam-yoni shivalinga bases sit on dark pedestals, each with a terracotta pot of green plants and some garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Several people stand at the railing, including a woman in a patterned salwar kameez with a yellow shawl with hands pressed together in prayer, and a man in a cream kurta with a white cloth over his shoulder. A figure in white ritual clothing is visible at the upper right. The setting appears to be a pada puja or abhishekam-style offering to shivalinga.2011-12-12July 17 20112011-07-17 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19